Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-04-30
FLASHES
And Sporting Sparks-The Coming
Hallen aud Hart Engagement
Theodore Thomas Big
Salary.
Verona Jarbeau to Star i'm ''Chic
Chic" Next SeasOn-BOOth's
Wonderful Tour.
The MayfiOwer and the ArrOw-Jake
Kilrain Challenges Sullivan
General Sporting Notes.

The appearance of Hallen & Harris
Ideals at the Salt Lake Theatre next
week will be a great treat, their San
Francisco engagement was one perfect
ovation, in spite OF the greater lights, viz:
the American Opera Company, Thalia
Company, etc. Herr Grais displays inn
mense perfection in his feats of jugglery,
etc. Hallen and Hart are huge them
selves in their own acts. w. L. Bryant
with his dry humor is worth the money
himself. The Derville children are ex-
ceedingly clever, the oldest being a re-
markable cornet player for his age and a
good singer, while the three younger
nine, six and three years old-will cap
ture the audience with their singing
and cute and comical specialties.
The Human Corkscrew Baggesen and
the astonishing athletic feats of Fox and
Won Auken on the triple bars, will pack
the house from pit to dome. No one
should fail to see the grand combina
ton.
What splendid advertisement for Jim
the Penman the Kissane case has been!
An organization for crime a famous for
ger; the criminal hunted down after he
had become prosperous and respectable;
the plot of Jim the Penman seems to
have been taken from Kissane's career.
The fame of Booths recent season at
the Baldwin Theatre has spread through
out the East, one journal declaring that
it is the greatest dramatic engagement
ever played in the world. His Salt Lake
engagement shows up more favorably
than any other city Of its size in the
United States.
Theodore Thomas, the musical director
of the National Opera Company, receives
salary of 1000 a week. At this rate
he is bigger man than the Presiden Il
| the United States, whose salary amouu
to $4,000 a year-just $4,000 less than
Thomas gets.
The Trebelli-Musin Company gave two
concerts last week at Butte, Montana, to
large business at advanced prices.
Vernona Jorbeau will star next season
in comic opera called "Chic Chic"
Her husband, Jeff Bernstein, will be her
manager. The scene of the opera is on
an island in the Southern Pacific Ocean.
AS the climate there is exceedingly warm
it is not likely that the ladies of the COM
pany will wear many clothes.
A Berlin manager has discovered way
to abate the nuisance of ladies's hats in
his theatre. He has notices posted up in
all parts of the house to the effect that
all ladies under 80 years of age are re-
spectfully requested to leave their hats at
the cloak-room. No hats are now ever
seen in that theatre. Let the good work
prevail in this city.
Ed. J. Buckley has accepted the en-
gagement offered him to support Edwin
Booth and Lawrence Barrett next season,
A very wise selection. Ed. is one Of the
best leading men in the country. He has
host of friends here who rejoice in his
promotion.
The two great actors, Joe Jefferson and
Billy Florence, auctioneered the seats for
the Couldock testimonial. It was rare
entertainment in itself to see these lead
ing American comedians on the rostrum.
Bidding was lively and liberal. The old
man is favorite here.
The last time Col. Jack Haverly was
in Chicago he employed local writer to
evolve, for the use of his minstrelsv COM
pany, an "afterpiece," which was to be
used as a wind-up for the show, and in
which the Colonel desired that the full
strength of the company should be cast.
The ambitious writer conceived the idea
of burlesque tragedy, and his plot was
a narrowing one. 1t was written in the
most intense manner, and had plenti-
full sprinkling of "s'deaths" and excla-
nations of that character. The piece
was sent to the company, and rehearsal
took place at the first favorable opportu-
nity-a reading rehearsal-and it was
found that the author had killed off his
people with such appalling rapidity that
long before the entire plot was unfolded
there were only two people left on the
stage. The manager, with a brilliancy
that was dazzling, at once ordered the
remaining two to kill each other, and the
afterpiece was voted bowling success.
The only fault that could be found with
it was that the author was not there to
be drowned in real water
The leading actors of the best New
York stock theatres whose positions are
the most enviably comfortable on the
$3.50 a week. Leading men with the
first-class travelling combinations work
harder, perhaps, but for less remunera-
ton. The salary list of well equipped
legitimate company foots up to $500 or
5000 week
Theatrical Manager Il can't tell
whether your sister will suit or not until
I've seen her and talked with her, and
seen what she can do. Is this recent
photograph of her? Young Man-Just
taken. She is good elocutionist and
has always wanted to go on the stage.
She is good girl, too, and obevs e, nv
one of the Ten Commandments. Man
ager-Don't care blank about til Ten
Commandments. Can she say &c varl'
and "Me cheyld?' That's all I want to
know.
SPORTING NOTES.
The Bostons are playing ball in great
shape, and the chances are that they will
keep all of the League clubs guessing in
a pretty lively stye this season, if they
keep up their present gait.
The new rules are good.
A base hit for base on balls is idiotic.
Jake Kilrain of Baltimore, but native
of Cambridge, Mass, has created a SEN
sation by issuing a challenge to meet
John L. Sullivan, the champion, in the
arena for 81, 800 and the championship of
America. Kilrain has got hackers ready
to find the sinews of war and he means
business. Sullivan will either have to
agree to meet him or come out flat-footed
and say SO.
1t appears from recent interviews with
General Paine that the negotiations for
the race between the Mayhower and
Arrow are suspended, if not entirely
broken off. The clause which produced
the difficulty was as follows: